Exploring Earth's atmosphere with radio occultation: contributions to weather, climate and space weather

The launch of the proof-of-concept mission GPS/MET (Global Positioning System/Meteorology) in 1995 began a revolution in profiling Earth's atmosphere through radio occultation (RO). GPS/MET; subsequent single-satellite missions CHAMP (CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload), SAC-C (Satellite de Apli...

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Main Author: R. A. Anthes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-06-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/4/1077/2011/amt-4-1077-2011.pdf